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Weirdest supermarket substitutions

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Bloom15 · 24/10/2024 16:44

I am getting an Asda order delivered later today and they advised me of the subs. All fine apart from they have subbed my mulled wine for 24 reduced salt OXO stock cubes. I don't think it will taste quite as nice!

Anyone else has weird subs?!

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RightHereRightNowish · 24/10/2024 17:42

Not so weird, but equally mind boggling. I once ordered 6 individual onions. They sent 6 1kg bags of onions instead! One bag would have sufficed!

Deathraystare · 24/10/2024 17:46

@Bloom15
Errrr... not even close!

Lucy25 · 24/10/2024 18:01

@RightHereRightNowish I can only imagine when you saw all those onions😂

PalmLady · 24/10/2024 18:03

I once had a mascara substituted with a Halloween garden skull stake. 😂 It was delivered on Halloween so maybe they were trying to get rid of stock. I still proudly display my stake in the front garden every Halloween.

OldTinHat · 24/10/2024 18:04

I thought I'd placed an order for a packet/tub/whatever it's called of mushrooms.

I received one solitary button mushroom.

Bluebiscuits · 24/10/2024 18:07

I once had semi skimmed milk replaced with cream cakes! 😅

BroccoliHighkicks · 24/10/2024 18:10

In the very early days of online shopping, I ordered lemon washing up liquid and got a lemon instead.

tillytoodles1 · 24/10/2024 18:11

Not me, a friend. Ordered a pack of McCoys ridged crisps, but received a pack of thick sanitary towels instead.

DustyAmuseAlien · 24/10/2024 18:18

My favourite was when I had ordered a particular pudding-pot in Chocolate flavour and Caramel flavour.

They were out of stock of the Chocolate flavour and substituted the Caramel flavour.

They were also out of stock of the Caramel flavour and substituted the Chocolate flavour.

I also once ordered a roll of icecube-making bags and they substituted a roll of tin foil.

SplendidUtterly · 24/10/2024 18:23

Last christmas we ordered pigs in blankets and they subbed it with a cat blanket that had pigs faces on it.

Bloom15 · 24/10/2024 19:30

Bluebiscuits · 24/10/2024 18:07

I once had semi skimmed milk replaced with cream cakes! 😅

I'd be happy with that one! X

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Bloom15 · 24/10/2024 19:30

SplendidUtterly · 24/10/2024 18:23

Last christmas we ordered pigs in blankets and they subbed it with a cat blanket that had pigs faces on it.

Oh wow!!

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birdling · 24/10/2024 19:31

SplendidUtterly · 24/10/2024 18:23

Last christmas we ordered pigs in blankets and they subbed it with a cat blanket that had pigs faces on it.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sethera · 24/10/2024 19:31

SplendidUtterly · 24/10/2024 18:23

Last christmas we ordered pigs in blankets and they subbed it with a cat blanket that had pigs faces on it.

😂

coffeetofunction · 24/10/2024 19:38

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MargaretThursday · 24/10/2024 19:47

Ham and Pineapple Pizza ordered; we got coconut yoghurt!

VeryQuaintIrene · 24/10/2024 19:53

I am crying with laughter at the cat blanket. Do you even have a cat?

LeavesOnTrees · 24/10/2024 19:54

Not a sub but once received the world's smallest pinapple. Very disappointed.

Once ordered a cucumber but got a courgette.

The absolute best was I ordered 1 packet of 4 batteries, got 4 boxes of batteries with about 8 packs in each, so a few hundred batteries in total. They lasted years.

Charliecatpaws · 24/10/2024 19:55

SplendidUtterly · 24/10/2024 18:23

Last christmas we ordered pigs in blankets and they subbed it with a cat blanket that had pigs faces on it.

love that 😆🤦🏼‍♀️

nocoolnamesleft · 24/10/2024 19:55

Some years ago, but Asda decided that an appropriate substitution for a tub of olive oil based margarine was a copy of the Daily Mail. Clearly I didn't accept it.

TheEnglishSystemSucks · 24/10/2024 19:58

BroccoliHighkicks · 24/10/2024 18:10

In the very early days of online shopping, I ordered lemon washing up liquid and got a lemon instead.

Ha maybe we had each others orders. I ordered lemon juice for pancakes and got lemon scented antibac wipes!

LeavesOnTrees · 24/10/2024 20:00

That reminds me, we once got lemon juice in a lemon shaped plastic thing instead of a lemon.
Lemons seem to be problematic

OurLadySaphire · 24/10/2024 20:01

My husband works as a supermarket delivery driver and was working Christmas Eve. I also popped into the supermarket on Christmas Eve to see piles and piles of bags of carrots. Taller than me.

his deliveries that day all had carrots as ‘unavailable’ and subbed with swede. I was tempted to go deliver all the carrots myself, and I will never trust a supermarket delivery for Christmas.

Ozanj · 24/10/2024 20:01

I received 4 tubs of Mackies honeycomb icecream instead of honey once.

Ladyof2024 · 24/10/2024 20:05

I ordered a happy anniversary card from ASDA for my friends wedding anniversary. They substituted it with a happy birthday card.